Month: April 2025

The DeFi platform backed by the Trump family, World Liberty Financial (WLFI), has proposed a plan to distribute its native stablecoin, USD1, via an airdrop to WLFI holders as a trial. Per the proposal, the aim of the test is to verify the platform’s on-chain airdrop infrastructure for future...

Changpeng Zhao, founder of Binance, joins the Pakistan Crypto Council (PCC) as an advisor amid a Pakistan Stock Market crash. The KSE-100 Index fell by 3,882 points, triggering circuit breakers which saw trading temporarily halted. Will crypto and blockchain drive growth and investment? Changpeng Zhao, the founder of Binance—the...

Aave DAO approves Aavenomics and the purchase of $1M of AAVE every week from April 9. The funds will come from the protocol’s profits and aim to increase their ecosystem reserve. Will this DeFi giant extend the lead in DeFi days after announcing Lens Chain? Aave, a DeFi giant...

THORChain (RUNE), once hailed as a game-changer for trustless crypto swaps, has become Kim Jong Un’s favorite cryptocurrency. Not exactly the legacy its founders had in mind, huh? Accusations tie the platform to North Korea’s laundering of stolen assets, turning its decentralized credo into a moral debate. The fallout...

Ethereum is bleeding out, down 53% since February, as the market unravels around it. The scapegoat is the March Eric Trump crypto post. Eric Trump’s ill-fated “buy ETH now” pitch from earlier in 2025 has aged like milk. Scorn from traders and skeptics alike, even Peter Schiff, is pouring...

Teucrium Investment Advisors is preparing to launch the first-ever leveraged exchange-traded fund (ETF) based on XRP in the United States. The new product, named the Teucrium 2x Long Daily XRP ETF, is set to debut on the NYSE Arca exchange under the ticker XXRP on April 8. The fund...

A Nigerian court has postponed the country’s high-profile tax evasion case against Binance to April 30, allowing time for the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to respond to a procedural objection from the cryptocurrency exchange. According to a 7 April 2025 report by Reuters, Binance’s legal representative, Chukwuka Ikwuazom, challenged...

Arthur Hayes isn’t sweating Bitcoin’s recent drop. Instead, he is eyeing two potential catalysts that could push it back up: the U.S. Federal Reserve or China’s central bank. The BitMEX co-founder is arguing that if the U.S. doesn’t ease monetary policy, China’s yuan devaluation will drive capital into the...

Ripple has notably declined due to escalating tariff wars, breaking below the crucial 200-day moving average at $1.8. However, the price still faces a key support zone, and if this level is breached, the asset could experience a substantial downturn. XRP Analysis By Shayan The Daily Chart XRP recently...

Tezos-based crypto payment hub Lyzi said it raised 1.3 million euros ($1.4 million) in a seed funding round to expand the development of its platform. The round included participation from angels investors Christopher Grilhault des Fontaines, founder of Dfns, and Jean-Luc Bernard, founder of Astek, according to an emailed...